"Shit." Inuyasha cursed as he watched the setting sun. It was the night of the full moon, the night he was most vulnerable. He looked back at his group of friends. All of them knew about his little problem, all but Mesu and he really didn't want to change in front of her. Just as he started to worry, Mesu turned from the group and without a word, disappeared into the woods. No one said anything; by now they were used to her leaving with no warning. 'Thank the gods.' Inuyasha thought. 'Now she won't see me as a human.' The sun set and his normal transformation ensued. "I hate being human." he grumbled, leaning against a tree. "We know Inuyasha." Kagome said. "You remind us every new moon." Shippou retorted. Inuyasha walked over to the little kitsune and without any warning kicked him on the back of the head. "What was that for?!" Shippou yelled, holding his head. Before Inuyasha could retort, he heard a woman's scream from the forest. "Mesu!" Inuyasha cried, running into the forest.
Inuyasha ran through the forest, searching frantically for Mesu, when he came upon a rather heavy and ugly demon, holding tight to a brown-haired human girl. "Put me down you fat fuck!" she yelled, kicking at the demon. 'She must've been the one who screamed.' Inuyasha thought. The demon let out a deep throated chuckle. "I like my toys feisty." the demon grinned. "Let her go you overgrown wart!" Inuyasha yelled.
Mesu turned to see a black-haired human boy commanding the demon who held her to release her. 'Great. Not only am I human tonight, but now I have to save myself and this idiot.' she thought. "Run you idiot!" she yelled at the boy. "You'll never be able to beat him!" The boy drew a rusty old blade from an equally old sheath, brandishing it at the demon that held her. "Alright beast, get ready to die!" the boy screamed. Mesu rolled her eyes at him. Then, the boy lunged at the demon.
As soon as Inuyasha lunged, the demon slapped aside, slamming him into a tree. "You stupid boy! I told you to run!" the girl yelled at him. Sighing heavily, the girl closed her eyes and began chanting. A red aura surrounded her, burning the demon's hand. The demon howled in pain, dropping the girl to the ground. "I told you demon..." she began, picking herself off the ground. "Don't fuck with me!" she screamed as a glowing long bow appeared in her left hand and an arrow in her right. "Shit! Y-You're a miko!" the demon squealed. She notched the arrow. "Damn straight!" she said, pulling back the bow-string. "Please my lady. H-Have mercy." the demon pleaded for mercy. "Too late. Holy Arrow Storm!" she yelled, releasing her arrow. No sooner had the arrow flown, did it split into a hundred different arrows, all striking and killing the demon. Inuyasha stayed against the tree, watching as the bow and arrows disappeared. Then the girl walked over to Inuyasha.
Mesu stood in front of the boy, looking down at him. "Are you alright?" she asked, holding out her hand to help him up. "I'm fine." he replied, taking her hand. She helped pull him off the ground. "You ain't very bright, are you?" she inquired. "Oh shut up. I was trying to help you." the boy growled. He looked at Mesu's face, eyes widening as they fell upon her mouth. Mesu's mask had fallen off long ago, revealing her scarred mouth. "What the hell are you staring at?" she inquired, glaring at the boy.
Inuyasha continued to stare at the girl's scars. "What happened?" he asked. "It doesn't matter." she sighed. "Not anymore." she walked over to the demon's body and rolled it over, none too gently. "Stupid fucker." she cursed. "Thinking that he could even touch my sword." she growled grabbing her sword from the demon's belt. Inuyasha watched the girl as she sat down and inspected her sword. He sat across from her and stared into her deep blue eyes. "You look familiar." he stated, continuing to stare. "Have we met before?" he inquired. "I doubt it." she replied. "I don't normally associate with humans." He cocked his eyebrow. "What's wrong with humans?" he asked. "They're too weak." she responded. "Are you implying that I'm weak?!" he hollered at her, rising too his feet. "Maybe I am!" she hollered back, standing to face him. "Well, I wasn't the one captured by a demon!" he yelled. "At least I wasn't smacked around like a rag-doll!" she screamed. They stood there, face to face, hollering at each other, for the longest time, not noticing the rising sun.
The sun rose on the pair of arguing humans, changing them to arguing demons. Mesu stopped. Inuyasha did too. "You!" they exclaimed simultaneously. Mesu than realized her mask was gone. She tried damnedest to hide her face, but Inuyasha grabbed her arms, preventing her from doing so. "Let go of me Inuyasha!" she growled, squirming to get free. He didn't loosen his grip. "Why didn't you tell me you were only half demon?" he inquired, tightening his hold. "Well, why didn't you tell me you were?" she retorted, struggling to break his grip. "Good point." he said, shifting his gaze to her lips. "Don't look at me." she said, turning her head from his gaze. He let go of her arms and gently took hold of her face. Slowly, he turned her face towards him and tilted her chin up. "What happened to your face?" he inquired, gently tracing her scars. "It...it doesn't matter." she replied, wrenching free from his grasp. "Mesu." he said softly, turning her face towards him again. "It matters to me." Mesu was on the brink of tears when she answered. "It was ...Kikyo." Inuyasha's brows came together. "Kikyo? But why?" he asked. "Because I attacked her." she answered. "Why did you-." "Because she had hurt you!" Mesu sobbed. Inuyasha stared at her, stunned by her words. "She had sealed you to that damned tree and I was pissed at her for it. She had caught me by surprise. And-and..." Mesu paused. "And what?" he questioned. "She-she imprisoned me inside a crystal coffin and buried me six feet under. I was stuck there for fifty-years! I thought I was dead!" She was trying her best to hold back her tears. "Mesu." he said, reaching out to comfort her. She jerked away from his reach. "I had to claw my way to the surface." she said, slowly removing her outer robe. "And all it earned me were these." she finished, taking off her under robe, leaving her clad only in a strip of cloth, covering her breasts. She then turned to Inuyasha, revealing to him her scarred body. "Oh Mesu. Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you show me before?" he asked. "Because I didn't want you to look at me in disgust." she answered, turning her back to him. "I could never look at you in disgust. You're my best friend." he said softly. "And that's all I'll ever be to you." she whispered, barely audible. "What?" "It's nothing. We should head back. I'm sure your friends are worried about you." she said, pulling both her robes back on. He walked ahead of her as they walked back, occasionally glancing back at her. He had begun to worry about her, worry that he would never see her smile again. He tried to suppress those worries and focus on just the good feeling of having his friend back. He paused then. Was she really only a friend to him anymore?
Hurray! It's chapter six at last! Hope Mesu's story is to your liking. This chapter leaves you with a question for you to ponder on. Don't worry; it'll be answered later in the story. Thanks for being patient with me. Chapter seven will be up soon.